mature

adjective (maturer, maturest)

• 1fully developed physically; full-grown:she was now a mature woman owls are sexually mature at one year mature trees
• having reached an advanced stage of mental or emotional development characteristic of an adult:a young man mature beyond his years
• (of thought or planning) careful and thorough:on mature reflection he decided they should not go
• used euphemistically to describe someone as being middle-aged or old:Miss Walker was a mature lady when she married
• (of a style) fully developed:Van Gogh’s mature work
• (of certain foodstuffs or drinks) ready for consumption.

• 2denoting an economy, industry, or market that has developed to a point where substantial expansion and investment no longer takes place.

• 3(of a bill) due for payment.

verb

• 1(of an organism) become physically mature:children mature at different ages the trees take at least thirty years to mature she matured into a woman
• (of a person) reach an advanced stage of mental or emotional development:men mature as they grow older
• (with reference to certain foodstuffs or drinks) become or cause to become ready for consumption: [no object]:leave the cheese to mature [with object]:the Scotch is matured for a minimum of three years

• 2(of an insurance policy, security, etc.) reach the end of its term and hence become payable.